Hame-hook.



i. UNITED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM T. BRISTER,l OF. GUADALUPE COUNTY, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR OF ON E-HALF TO FRITZ GALLE, OF GUADALUPE COUNTY, TEXAS.

HAME-HooK.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed December 18,1905. Serial No. 292,327.

Patented Dec. 25, 1906.

e ling the traces to the hames in harness, and

has for its object to improve the construction and increase the efficiency of devices of this character. s'

With these and other objects in view,

'which will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, as hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, formingv a sponding parts are denoted by like designating characters, is illustrated the preferred form of the embodiment of the invention capable of carrying the same into practical opk eration, it being understood that various chan es in the form, proportion, and minor detai s of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention within the scope of the appended claim. Figure 1 isa perspective view of the device applied. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the improved device detached. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a modified form of the device.A

The improved device consists of .a stock 10, formed from a metal plate or sheet and having an L-shaped transverse recess whereby a transverse hook 11 is formed at one end to receive the eye at the yforward end of the trace and with a vertical hook 12 bent fromy the other end and atri ht angles to the hook 11 to engage the stap e member 13 on the hame, a portion of one of which is represented at 14. Riveted or otherwise secured at 15 to the stock 10 is a spring 16, extending thence into the hook 12 and branching vertically in opposite directions, as at 17 18, and

thence extending laterally at 19 20 ov'er and above the bodyof the stock.

The resiliency of the spring holds the arms 17 18 normally in yieldable engagement with the innerface of the hook 12 near its free end, as shown. The lateral offsets 19 2() serve as guides to prevent accidental-displacement of the spring. v v Y A device thus constructed, it is obvious, may be readily snapped upon the staple 18 and be effectually retained thereon by the resiliency of the spring, which maintains the -guide portions 19 20 presented edgewise to the member 18, so that all danger of displacement by the rearward movement of the hames or forward movement of the stock 10 .and its hooks is obviated. part of this specification, and in which corre- The device is simple in construction, can be inexpensively manufactured, and operates effectuallyfor thevpurposes described.

In Fig. 3 a modified construction is shown,

having its head portion located un er the rei turn-bend of the plate, said head portion straddling the plate and-having ends which terminate flush with the under surface of the p ate.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM T. BRISTER. i 

